Respect for referee is golden rule of rugby

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the game struggles to recover from the pandemic and we are...

Is poor coaching to blame?

JEFF PROBYN England hero: Steve Thompson playing at 2003 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images THERE have been more sad revelations of...

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REUBEN CROTHERS

YOUNG GUNS ULSTER FLANKER After captaining Ireland to the U20s Grand Slam title, Reuben Crothers aspires to break into Ulster’s first team....

Ace Evans lands last-kick sucker punch

Premiership By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery ..........29 Bridgend ..............30 BRIDGEND upset the Llandovery applecart in style with full-back Cai Evans – son...

Wizards withstand fierce fightback

By ROB COLE RGC ..........................21 Aberavon ..............30 ABERAVON made up for losing in the Premiership Cup final last weekend by heading...

Cardiff clinch crown with crushing bonus

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..................31 Merthyr ................12 CARDIFF are Welsh Premiership champions after they crushed Merthyr at the Arms Park. A...

Short’s boot proves the difference

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ..............7 Bridgend ................11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw...

Disappointed Morris demands big finish

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Carmarthen v Newport Today, Kick-off 3pm NEWPORT head coach Ty Morris is already planning revenge on Cardiff...

Race for Champ goes to final day

Welsh leagues round-up THE battle for the Championship title is going down to the wire with Bargoed, Neath and Pontypool all...

Ospreys chief Garcia calls for plan of action

By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS chief executive Nick Garcia says Welsh rugby needs a long-term plan to be implemented this summer. Wales...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Reed excels in Newport triumph

WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute...

Aussie sides still alive as Waratahs stun Crusaders

By NICK POWELL Flyer: Mark Nawaqanitawase scores for Waratahs THE WARATAHS produced a brilliant display to stun the Crusaders. Dylan Piestch...

Army leave it late to regain services crown

By TOM SANSOM Army Men ............35 Navy Men ............27 THE ARMY once again lifted the Babcock Trophy at Twickenham with a...

Super Scott leads 10-try rout

Army women ......68 Navy women ..........0 THE ARMY Women put on a dominant performance as they beat the Navy in the...

Shelford enjoy double delight

NEWS EXTRA By IMOGEN AINSWORTH SHELFORD have done the double this season, with both their men’s and women’s 1st XV teams...

All to play for as it begins to get serious

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...

Redpath new Scottish boss

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Scotland scrum-half Bryan Redpath has been appointed director of rugby at London Scottish following Matt Williams’decision to...

Red cards for fighting overturned

FACUNDO Gigena and Gary Graham have had their red cards for fighting rescinded. The pair were sent off by Karl Dickson...

Winter’s departure confirmed

COVENTRY have confirmed Rowland Winter’s exit from the club. The director of rugby has not been present at a Coventry game...

Danny Cipriani announces Bath departure

Bath fly half Danny Cipriani has announced he will be leaving the club at the end of the season and is...

Cornish Pirates’ Tom Channon announces retirement

Cornish Pirates hooker and top try scorer Tom Channon will be retiring after his final game for the club tomorrow. The...

Exeter defence coach departs

Exeter have confirmed defence coach Julian Salvi has left the club with immediate effect. Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, said: “I...

Eddie Jones: The RFU’s potential contenders to replace England head coach

Eddie Jones is expected to step down after the 2023 Rugby World Cup as England coach. However, there are questions whether...

Piers Francis signs for Bath

Northampton Saints centre and former England international Piers Francis will join Bath Rugby for the 2022/23 season. The 31-year-old fly-half, who...

Jonathan Davies signs new contract at Scarlets

Scarlets captain Jonathan Davies has signed a new contract with the URC side. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...

Spain removed from the World Cup

Spain have been kicked out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup due to an ineligible player playing in two qualification games....

Northampton Saints sign James Raam

Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...

Matt Symons to retire at the end of the season

Harlequins lock Matt Symons has confirmed he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 32-year-old calls time...

Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirteen with Max Ojomoh

In Episode Thirteen of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Bath centre Max Ojomoh joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper’s Digital...

Newcastle prop Adam Brocklebank signs two-year contract extension

Prop-forward Adam Brocklebank has signed up for another two seasons with Newcastle Falcons. The 26-year-old loose-head has made 74 appearances for...

Tian Schoeman joins Newcastle Falcons on three-year deal from Bath

Bath fly-half Tian Schoeman will join Newcastle Falcons on a three-year deal. The South African, 30, is already on Tyneside in...

Argentine centre Matias Orlando signs two-year extension at Newcastle Falcons

Argentine centre Matias Orlando has signed a new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons. Capped 47 times by Los Pumas, the 30-year-old...

Saracens 38 – 22 Exeter Chiefs: Saracens secure play-off place with strong second-half display against Exeter

Saracens secured a Premiership play-off place after a powerful second-half display secured a bonus-point victory over Exeter at the StoneX Stadium....

England smash Ireland in front of record crowd at Welford Road

England produced another dominant display as they defeated Ireland 69-0 in front of a record crowd at Welford Road. The victory...

Terrible in the first 60 -Boyd

CHRIS Boyd celebrated his first win at Bath since taking charge at Northampton, but admitted the performance was not good enough...

Haywood swoops to snatch it for Saints

By PAUL REES Bath ....................31pts Tries: Clark 22, Muir 32, Spencer 55, 58 Conversions: Cipriani 23, 33, Spencer 56, 59 Penalties:...

Matson: Proud to be in the fight

HARLEQUINS senior coach Tabai Matson was proud of how his side hung in the fight. “We are pleased with that. You...

Esterhuizen powers home to trap Tigers

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........26pts Tries: Collier 2, Murley 12, Esterhuizen 73 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 34, 66, 80 Leicester...

Leicester’s pack power has put them in the mix

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT is no surprise that there are four French quarter-finalists in the European Cup,...

Copy Exeter’s lead and be ready

Colin Boag  THE news that Ealing Trailfinders had withdrawn their appeal against the decision that they didn’t meet the Premiership’s Minimum...

Head shots deserve tougher sanctions

COLIN BOAG Seeing red: Leicester flanker Ollie Chessum was sent off in the 64th minute against Clermont-Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images A...

Insulting to say it’s all about location

WE at Hull Ionians take issue with comments made by Hull RUFC DoR Gary Pearce. Mr Pearce says: “Ionians are on...

Trial GGA rules… punish the player not the whole team

THERE is no doubt that red cards are spoiling the competitiveness of games but at the same time it is right...

Chiefs can feed off their underdog tag

DESPITE losing nine games in the league and wrestling for a fourth place finish instead of pushing for a home semi-final...

Two strong ten-team divisions is the way forward

THE Rugby Football Union long ago deserted its historic, if often misused, role as guardians of the sport’s best interests. Sadly...

Three weeks for Chessum

LEICESTER lock Ollie Chessum has been banned for three weeks for his high tackle in Saturday’s European Cup win over Clermont...